Storytelling

Life has been celebrated around stories for all of time. Stories are what brought communities together around a fire to learn about one another and the world that they knew, and had yet to experience. Stories are how we understand. For these reasons, and many more, we decided that it would be an exciting experience to tell our own Wilmington stories in a blog format. On #StorytellingSunday we will learn about the unique histories of our past, be introduced to our friends investing in local businesses, and meet another one of our neighbors – who they are, how they got here, and the driving stories of their own lives.

Help us celebrate all of the wonderfully talented and caring people that call New Wilmington home!

Business Name and Address MHR Equipment and Event Rentals Your name and address (town, street name or around about location…if you’d like to share) 2023 Mercer New Wilmington, PA 16142 Years in business and/or years you’ve owned the business 12 Tell us a little about your business and what services it provides or sells We provide any and all equipment…

1. Business Name and Address The Simple Seam – Online Women’s Clothing Co. www.the-simple-seam.com @thesimpleseam on facebook & instagram 2. Your name and address (town, street name or around about location…if you’d like to share) Leslie Hoye – Born and raised (and currently still living) in New Wilmington, PA 3. Years in business and/or years you’ve owned the business I…

1. Business Name and Address (A) The Hall Of Hobbies. 205 South Market Street New Wilmington, PA 16142 2. Your name and address (town, street name or around about location…if you’d like to share) (A) Jeff Knight 3. Years in business and/or years you’ve owned the business (A) 2 years since we’ve opened. 4. Tell us a little about your…

GPS, GMO’s, Corporate Co-ops; these are words that are heard all over the news. What do all these abbreviations have to do with our small town? Our town, and surrounding areas, are filled with the bounty that these amazing futuristic agricultural advancements have already improved. With Thanksgiving in the air, I thought that I would write about a good friend of…

Watch out for the deer! If you have been reading Jenny’s Penny’s, you know that my family and I moved to the New Wilmington area about 2 years ago. One of the things that my husband and I noticed right away was the phrase “Watch out for the deer!” Every time we would be leaving friends or families homes it…

“Big Joe” I was born in West Middlesex in 1979. My family and I moved to Florida when I was only 2 years old, then on to Georgia when I was a senior in high school. After meeting my husband in South Georgia during college we later moved to Louisiana for 7 years where he continued his career as a…

1. Business Name and Address BURNS ANGUS FARM 101 Orchard Road New Wilmington, PA 16142 2. Your name and address (town, street name or around about location…if you’d like to share) Audrene & John Burns, along with our son; David Burns 3. Years in business and/or years you’ve owned the business It’s been 13 years since our first farm purchase….

Why Are the Bells Ringing? We have all heard the saying, “Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings!” made famous by the movie It’s a Wonderful Life. It truly so wonderful to look at the world from the emotional perspective of a child. In New Wilmington we often hear bells, every 15 minutes as a matter of fact,…

The Legacy of Jack and Jane Part 3 Having 2 boys that are very active in extracurricular activities, I literally have to shuffle them to something every night of the week. For 4 of the 7 days I am lucky enough to be going to Marti Park for soccer practice or a game. As I write this final article on…

Business Name and Address: Flowers On Vine, 108 E. Vine St. New Wilmington, PA 16142 Your name and address (town, street name or around about location…if you’d like to share): Terri Patterson Mercer, PA …but grew up in New Wilmington Years in business and/or years you’ve owned the business: Started the business 13 years ago Tell us a little about…